©2012 DataWORKS Educational Research EDI Lesson Plan Template for TEACHER-CREATED lessons. Today, students will be able to describe how the arguments over the role of government showed themselves in the Alien and Sedition Acts Activate Prior Knowledge CFU What are we going to do today? In your own words, what does arguments mean? Arguments means spoken or written opinions. Learning Objective Standard Abbreviation (_____________) Scheduled Lesson Date (___________) Chapter/Unit (_________) Connection Students, you already know there are differences between political parties. Today, we will look at how the parties disagreed over government actions called the Alien and Sedition Acts. Academic Vocabulary In earlier lessons we learned about the Federalists and the Democratic-Republican political parties. These parties are marked by very different views of how government should run. At times, these political parties can be very competitive.

©2012 DataWORKS Educational Research EDI Lesson Plan Template for TEACHER-CREATED lessons. Concept Development Definitions: CFU Alien – Non-citizen Sedition – crime of encouraging rebellion against the government Alien and Sedition Acts: laws passed by John Adams to stop anti- federalist speech. John Adams – Federalist, 2 nd president of the United States Nullify – cancel by refusing to recognize or follow federal law that states don’t agree with The Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions – example of nullification. These states nullified the Alien and Sedition Acts. States Rights – all rights kept to the states under the Constitution, not given to the federal (national) government.

©2012 DataWORKS Educational Research EDI Lesson Plan Template for TEACHER-CREATED lessons. Skill Development/Guided Practice CFU (process questions): 1 How did I/you _________________________________________________________________ Academic Vocabulary Steps to Complete the Skill: What would happen if members of two opposite political parties were expected to work together? Read the passage. Review the questions for the section. Discuss possible answers with your partner. Write the answers on your worksheet 1.What characteristics of Jefferson’s candidacy prove he is a Republican? 2. What characteristics of Adams’ candidacy prove he is a Federalist? 3. How did it come about that Adams, a Federalist, had a Republican, Jefferson, as a vice president? When the framers of the Constitution created the Electoral College, they imagined that the electors would simply choose the two best leaders for president and vice president. That was how the nation’s first two presidential elections worked. By the third election in 1796, however, it was clear that political parties had become part of the election process. The Republicans supported Thomas Jefferson for president that year. His support came mainly from farmers in the South and West. The Federalists supported John Adams, who appealed to lawyers, merchants, ship owners, and businesspeople in the North. When the electoral votes were counted, John Adams was elected president by just three votes. Jefferson came in second, making him vice president. The nation’s new top two leaders were political leaders from opposing parties. Three of the laws, the Alien Acts, were aimed at aliens, or noncitizens.The first law lengthened the time it took for an immigrant to become a citizen with the right to vote—from 5 to 14 years. Since most immigrants voted Republican, Jefferson saw this law as an attack on his party. The other two Alien Acts allowed the president to either jail or deport aliens who were suspected of activities that threatened the government. Although these laws were never enforced, they did frighten a number of French spies and troublemakers, who then left the country.

©2012 DataWORKS Educational Research EDI Lesson Plan Template for TEACHER-CREATED lessons. Skill Development/Guided Practice CFU (process questions): 1 How did I/you _________________________________________________________________. 2 3 Steps to Complete the Skill: What would happen if members of two opposite political parties were expected to work together? Read the passage. Review the questions for the section. Discuss possible answers with your partner. Write the answers on your worksheet 4. What characteristic of Federalism made them fear alien (French) “troublemakers”? 5. What was the real reason for the Alien Acts? 6. What did the Alien Acts do? 7. Why did Jefferson believe that the Aliens Acts were an attack on the Republican Party? The Alien and Sedition Acts At first, President Adams tried to work closely with Jefferson. “Party violence,” Adams found, made such efforts “useless.” Meanwhile, Federalists in Congress passed four controversial laws known as the Alien and Sedition Acts. They argued that these laws were needed as protection against foreigners who might threaten the nation. In fact, the real purpose of the Alien and Sedition Acts was to make life difficult for the Federalists’ rivals, the Republicans. Three of the laws, the Alien Acts, were aimed at aliens, or noncitizens.The first law lengthened the time it took for an immigrant to become a citizen with the right to vote—from 5 to 14 years. Since most immigrants voted Republican, Jefferson saw this law as an attack on his party. The other two Alien Acts allowed the president to either jail or deport aliens who were suspected of activities that threatened the government. Although these laws were never enforced, they did frighten a number of French spies and troublemakers, who then left the country.

©2012 DataWORKS Educational Research EDI Lesson Plan Template for TEACHER-CREATED lessons. Skill Development/Guided Practice CFU (process questions): 1 How did I/you _________________________________________________________________. 2 3 Steps to Complete the Skill: How does someone “encourage rebellion” against the country? Read the passage. Review the questions for the section. Discuss possible answers with your partner. Write the answers on your worksheet 8. How did the Federalists’ definition of “sedition” compare to the actual definition? 9. Why had Hamilton approved of the law? Was he justified in his approval? 10. How did the Federalists and Adams abuse the Sedition Act?? The fourth law, known as the Sedition Act, made sedition—encouraging rebellion against the government—a crime. Its definition of sedition included “printing, uttering, or publishing any false, scandalous and malicious [hateful] writing” against the government, Congress, or the president. Alexander Hamilton approved of this law, believing that it would punish only those who published lies intended to destroy the government. Instead, the Sedition Act was used to punish Republican newspaper editors who insulted President Adams in print. One, for example, called him “old, querulous [whiny], bald, blind, crippled, toothless Adams.” Twenty-five people were arrested under the new law. Ten of them were convicted of printing seditious opinions.printwere arrested

©2012 DataWORKS Educational Research EDI Lesson Plan Template for TEACHER-CREATED lessons. Skill Development/Guided Practice CFU (process questions): 1 How did I/you _________________________________________________________________. 2 3 Steps to Complete the Skill: What does a state do when they believe the federal government is not being fair? Read the passage. Review the questions for the section. Discuss possible answers with your partner. Write the answers on your worksheet 11. How did the vice president feel about the Alien and Sedition Acts? Do you agree with him? 12. What was Madison’s and Jefferson’s reasoning for drawing up the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions? What right did these resolutions say the states had? 13. What is the states’ rights theory? Do you agree with it? The Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions: Republicans viewed the Sedition Act as an attack on the rights of free speech and free press. Since the federal government was enforcing the act. Republicans looked to the states to protect these freedoms. Thomas Jefferson and James Madison drew up a set of resolutions, or statements, opposing the Alien and Sedition Acts and sent them to state legislatures for approval. They argued that Congress had gone beyond the Constitution in passing these acts. State, therefore, had a duty to nullify the laws – that is, to declare them to be without legal force. Only two states, Virginia and Kentucky, adopted the resolutions. The arguments put forward in the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions were based on the states’ rights theory of the Constitution. This theory holds that rights not specifically given to the federal government remain with the states. Of these, one of the most important is the right to judge whether the federal government is using its powers properly. When no other states approved the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions, the protests died. The states’ rights theory, however, was not forgotten. It would be raised and tested again in the years ahead.

©2012 DataWORKS Educational Research EDI Lesson Plan Template for TEACHER-CREATED lessons. Relevance Closure 1 Skill First two variations. Independent Practice/Periodic Reviews A matched problem for each Skill Development/Guided Practice variation. Variation 1 1. Variation Personal 2 Real-World Applications 3 Academic It is good for us to formulate our opinions about how government should operate and what we should do when government acts wrongly. There is a tension between state and federal governments to this very day. One example is how some states are greatly opposed to Obamacare. They have taken the law to the Supreme Court. ___________________________ will help you: Learning Objective 2 Summary What did you learn today about the Alien and Sedition Acts? Learning Objective You will see questions about the Alien and Sedition Acts on future exams. Tell your neighbor one thing you learned about the Alien and Sedition Acts.